they're literally grooming the sand. they're maintaining the beach here and trying to make sure that people know that ocean city is still really open for business and that, even though today might really be a lost day at the beach, kiran and ali, that come tomorrow they're hoping that people here are going to enjoy themselves still. >> it's nice that they're preparing the sand for a pretty welcome to the hurricane. that's always the hope. some of the worst things that happen after hurricanes are not the flattening of the houses that we often see, it's that you're put out of business. your lights are gone. your electricity is gone. when it's a real disaster, you at least prepare for it and treat it like that. some people hope the worst doesn't hit. it's not the worst. it's just bad enough that it could throw you off for a few days. in ocean city and montauk and the barrier islands off north carolina, they're hoping that that damage at least gives them the ability to clean up and get things going for the rest of the weeken